After five grueling days of combat, it had all come down to this. With the score tied at two games apiece, Sweden’s team Alliance and the Ukraine’s team Na’Vi would battle one final time. It's the championship match of Valve Software’s annual tournament for the game DOTA 2 . At stake was first place and the lion’s share of a $2.8 million prize pool, the largest in the history of competitive video gaming.
The players massaged aching fingers and strategized with their teammates. Each team selected a group of five mythical heroes they used to try and destroy the enemy’s home base. For the first 40 minutes it was a close match, but then things took a dramatic turn.
Both teams abandoned their defensive positions and threw...
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